Nokia's latest entertainment smartphone, the Nokia N8 with Ovi
services, has started shipping.

Nokia's customers who have placed a pre-order for the Nokia N8
in Nokia Online Shops and Nokia retail stores will be the first
to receive their Nokia N8. Market availability will vary by
country and by operator, with broad availability in the coming
weeks, Nokia said.

The first of a series of smartphones based on the new Symbian,
the Nokia N8 is fast and easy to use and supports multitasking,
allowing users to run multiple apps simultaneously and switch
between them easily. The Nokia N8 lets you take the highest
quality photos and shoot HD-quality videos in supreme clarity
with the 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics. You can edit
photos and videos on-screen and choose from multiple ways to
share them; transfer large files to an external hard-drive with
USB-on-the-go, or upload photos to social networks like
Facebook, Twitter or RenRen straight from the homescreen. All
this is delivered in an aluminum body in a range of colors with
a real-glass 3.5" AMOLED display (640 x 360 pixels).

The Nokia N8 has also black belt in entertainment. Its WebTV
apps from channels like E! Entertainment, National Geographic
and CNN and the intuitive music player inject an element of fun
into idle moments. Plug the device to the home entertainment
center to watch HD-quality videos from the big screen with full
Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound. The latest version of Ovi
Store, available first on the Nokia N8, gives access to more
apps - from social networking services like Foursquare to games
like Need for Speed Shift or productivity apps like Tesco in
the UK.

Like other Nokia smartphones, the Nokia N8 comes with free Ovi
Maps walk & drive navigation in more than 70 countries
worldwide. The latest beta release of Ovi Maps is also
available for download from Nokia Beta Labs for the Nokia N8.
It features visibility to public transport in 85 cities around
the world, as well as real-time traffic, safety camera alerts,
visibility to parking and petrol stations, and speed limit
warnings.